Buccaneers vs. Seahawks Social Rewind

Going back to take on the sights and tweets of Sunday afternoons contest.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took their long week to prepare for a battle in one of the most formidable stadiums in the NFL, facing the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field. The crowd noise was on, as were the Buccaneers in the first half, turning a lot of heads as the week’s biggest underdog. With a 4 PM ET kickoff, Buccaneers mascot Captain Fear got things started early to rally the Buccaneer faithful:

Halfway through the warm-up games before the Main Event! Cannons at the ready! Go #Bucs. Who's ready? #itsabucslife

Buccaneer fans were out on the road in support of their team. Whether catching the game live from Seattle, to watching at their homes across the country, to cheering on the team with Bucs fans in the Bay, using the Bucs hashtag, #itsabucslife, they sent in their pictures of Buccaneer pride:

The teams would trade punts, and the Buccaneers offense would take the field for the second time, sustaining a drive through to the second quarter. Scott Smith, senior writer for Buccaneers.com calls the drive:

Third-Down Tim Wright strikes again. Glennon hits him for 14 - through a lot of traffic - on third-and-eight.

As underdogs on the road, the Bucs opted to pull out all the stops, going for an onside kick following the score. The ball bounced passed the 10-yard buffer and was recovered by Mike Adams. However, the play was negated by an offside penalty on the Bucs. That didn’t keep Twitter from sounding off in approval on the bold decision:

Just like that, the Buccaneers would drive again, this one ending in a 20 yard touchdown pass from Mike Glennon to WR Tiquan Underwood. With the Bucs on top 14-0, national media writers started paying attention to Tampa Bay’s second quarter firepower in hostile territory:

The third quarter ended with a Seahawk catch being challenged by Greg Schiano. Controversial, it was upheld, but the Buccaneers put good pressure on Wilson, forcing and incompletion on third down. Lakeland Ledger’s Rick Brown updates the score:

Again in the second half, the Bucs would be unable to put together a long drive, giving the ball back to Seattle. But the Buccaneers defense wasn’t done yet. Tom Krasniqi of 620 WDAE calls the drive, Jenna Laine calls the red zone stand: